1967 Butler Nephew

[jdaw1]

Tony Carter arranged, and donated some of the bottles for, a splendid horizontal of 1967s at The Boot & Flogger. When the arranging started, Thursday 8th June 2017 seemed like an ordinary Thursday, but it became an election night.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• 1967 Quinta do Noval Nacional;
• 1967 Quinta do Noval;
• 1967 Butler Nephew;
• 1967 Dow;
• 1967 Cockburn;
• 1967 Martinez;
• 1967 Sandeman;
• 1967 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
• 1967 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas, BBR bottled in 1969;
• 1967 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas, Oporto bottled in 1970;
• 1967 Taylor crusted (1967 being bottling date);
• 1967 Fonseca Guimaraens;
• 1967 Krohn;
• 1967 Croft Quinta da Roêda;
• 1967 Messias Quinta do Cachão colheita;
• 1967 Kopke colheita;
• 1967 Taylor colheita;
• 1967 Barros colheita;
• Review of the post-tasting election Port;
• The placemats;
• Planing and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

BN67. Red-brown, 30% opaque. Palate light, perfectly balanced, with strawberries. Later very perfumed on nose and palate. Lighter than my ideal style of Port, but good well-made Port in that style.

[Caparica]

BN67
Eye: ruby manderin, clear
Nose: powerfull and complex nose, no alcohol
Mouth:light body, low tannins,moderate intensity, short finish
Score: 89 ... Ok

[flash_uk]

50% opacity, red-brown, yellow rim. Not much from the nose. Smooth, mid-weight, dried fruits - dates.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Light and pale in colour, a light and ruddy rose; 10% opaque. "Pale" on the nose, light but with a bit of fruit. Delicate rose-water and light syrup on entry with icing sugar on the mid-palate; dusty but fragrant. Rose-water dominates the aftertaste and is followed by a big and totally unexpected blossom of flavour on the finish, Unfortunately this is overly sweet and lacks balance, delivering a flabby and unfocused wine. 84/100. Decanted 13 hours.